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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees welcomed a new star and paid respects to a disgruntled, departing one at a news conference for free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury on Friday. Ellsbury, the former center fielder for bitter rivals the Boston Red Sox, signed a seven-year contract to come to the Bronx in a deal worth a reported $153 million. "I've been able to witness what he can do 19 times a year," manager Joe Girardi said about the former rival, who led the American League with 52 stolen bases last season for the World Series champion Red Sox. "There's so many different ways that he can beat you. Whether it's with his power, his speed or his glove.

The Sports Xchange Cano: Mariners made me feel at home SEATTLE -- Family and communication were the main themes as second baseman Robinson Cano was introduced as a Seattle Mariner on Thursday. Cano officially signed his 10-year contract reported to be worth $240 million, and he largely sidestepped questions about what -- other than a monster contract -- led him to leave the New York Yankees to become the face of the long-struggling Mariners. He went on vacation following the end of last season, and he understood that leaving the pinstripes behind was a possibility.

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Yankees - INSIDE PITCH The New York Yankees' batting lineup took a huge hit Dec. 6 when All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano and outfielder Curtis Granderson took the money and ran to the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets, respectively. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman didn't wait long, however, to fill some of the void, signing 36-year-old outfielder Carlos Beltran to a three-year deal worth $45 million, according to reports, continuing a busy day of comings and goings for New York.

The Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Selig denied A's move A court document filed Friday revealed that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig denied the Oakland A's request to move to San Jose. The A's have been looking for a new home for the past several years. The team wants to move to San Jose but is in a territorial battle over the South Bay with the San Francisco Giants, who claim rights to the area. The city of San Jose filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball to stop it from preventing the move.

The Sports Xchange Yankees land free-agent Beltran Free-agent outfielder Carlos Beltran reached agreement on a three-year, $45 million contract with the New York Yankees, according to reports on Friday night. The 36-year-old Beltran, who expressed a desire during his career to one day play for the Yankees, batted .296 with 24 home runs and 84 RBIs in 145 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013. The Yankees apparently were pursuing a two-year deal but agreed to go three years after losing free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano to the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

The Seattle Mariners and free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano have agreed on a 10-year, $240 million contract on Friday, according to multiple media reports. Cano reportedly met with the Mariners on Thursday. The 31-year-old Cano is a career .309 hitter with 204 home runs and 822 RBIs in nine seasons with the New York Yankees. He is also one of the top defensive second basemen in the American League and has proved to be durable, playing in a minimum of 159 regular-season games the past seven years.

(Reuters) - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has agreed a deal to leave the Boston Red Sox and join the arch rival New York Yankees, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday. The report cited major league sources and said Ellsbury been lured away by a seven-year contract worth $153 million, which would include an option for an eighth year. The 30-year-old has spent the last seven seasons with the Red Sox and been a part of two World Series winning teams, including the one that beat the St Louis Cardinals in October.

(Reuters) - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has agreed a deal to leave the Boston Red Sox and join the arch rival New York Yankees, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday. The report cited major league sources and said Ellsbury been lured away by a seven-year contract worth $153 million, which would include an option for an eighth year. The 30-year-old has spent the last seven seasons with the Red Sox and been a part of two World Series winning teams, including the one that beat the St Louis Cardinals in October.

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Yankees - INSIDE PITCH The final week of the regular season took on a misleadingly celebratory tone for the Yankees with what amounted to going-away parties for retiring stalwarts Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte. But reality set in quickly as 2013 came to a close with a meaningless 14-inning win Sept. 29 in Houston, capping an injury-riddled 85-77 campaign that saw the Yankees use a team-record 56 players en route to missing the playoffs for just the second time in the past 19 seasons.